The project had four components:
- Mercury remediation in discharge lagoons at prioritized sites with the recovery of gold lost by the inefficient rastra method.
- Elimination of mercury through the introduction of mercury-free processing techniques.
- Environmentally sound management and final disposal of mercury.
- Environmental education.
Despite challenges like delays and changing government policies, the project successfully demonstrated an innovative technology to remediate mercury from mining tailings, introduced mercury-free gold extraction methods, and initiated an environmental education program. The project also contributed to legalizing small-scale gold mining in Honduras using Danish technology to reduce impacts on human and ecosystem health.